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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: ca13817 on July 03, 2005, 09:29:00 am

Title: Rare? or not Rare?,,that is the question??
Post by: ca13817 on July 03, 2005, 09:29:00 am

i was at my local junkyard today and seen a late 70s or early 80s c-10 w/factory highback bucket seats in it w/mounting brackets,,couple small tears in the drivers bottom,,otherwise great shape,,only the drivers side had a slider bracket,,overall cond.was great,,
he was asking $20.eh.so i bought them even tho i didnt need them,,
anyone know how rare (if at all) they are,,i never seen stock factory highback buckets before,,
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77 swb
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Title: Re: Rare? or not Rare?,,that is the question??
Post by: Blazin on July 03, 2005, 02:31:00 pm

I have only ever seen one pair in all the trucks I have owned. I know they were an option but I think they were not that common. Good score!

Title: Re: Rare? or not Rare?,,that is the question??
Post by: roundedline on July 05, 2005, 10:01:00 am

They aren't EXTREMELY rare, but they also weren't very popular.  The later models probably had more show up, Texas probably had more also since a TON of trucks go there.  It was an option from all years from 73-87.  I owned 1 truck that had them, and have seen over a dozen in passing.  The piece that is the big rarity is the mounts that are welded into the floor.  ONLY the trucks with buckets from the factory had those.  If you didn't get those, you need to.

The buckets are the same that came in the Blazers, that is why only one side slides and the other side is stationary.

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Title: Re: Rare? or not Rare?,,that is the question??
Post by: bigblock73 on July 06, 2005, 10:03:00 am

I would snag them up ASAP, and as Chris said, get the floor tabs as well.  I have seen the brackets&tabs alone sell for over $100 on Ebay on more than one occasion.  I personally paid $200 for the set I have...seats, brackets, tabs & console.

Chris, I don't think the buckets were an option in pickups past 81/82...or somewhere in there.

...Jeff

'73 swb 2wd
'77 Blazer 2wd

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